fountains yes or no

[westcoastpyro]

Do you use fountains in your show? I was thinking of adding this as an opener to my show this year and wanted to get a little feedback. if you do how do you use them? if you don't why not?



Never to early to start planning:D

[smilli]

Yes i do, nice for a mild start just place a couple in w-shape finishing the theme with timed mines.

[jknepp1954]

If you are going to use - best to use in the beginning IMO. And also depends on your shoot location to the audience. I like to use something like silver crackling dragon cones or something pretty yet full for about 90 sec or so...

[fogle22]

I use them for a front at the beginning with timed mines. Only 45 sec in duration IMO....too long can ruin the anticipation.

[westcoastpyro]

I have about a 2 acre field for my show and plan on 6-8 fountain cakes across the front that will end with mines and cremoras following that.

[rppyro]

My dad loves fountains, but i vote him down every year. They can make too much smoke and ruin your entire display, especially if there is no wind.

[Pyro Nation]

Fountains have there place just like anything, but If I can avoid using them I do since the smoke from them can ruin everything. There are some smokeless ones in the 1.3 family which i have used and like

[QuesoJim]

I do in my shows. Make sure you get them into the air. They look a lot better when they're on some sort of platform and they are less likely to set your grass on fire. :)

[westcoastpyro]

Yea, I was planning on having the fountains up about 3 feet. I also learned the hard way to have the fountains a good distance from the boards I had the fountains set off a board on me last year.:mad:

[David_La]

I call it my Wall of Fire:
A 24' x 16" table on saw horses for the fountain front with as many as 24 fountains timed to end together.
This year I'll add 5 chromatropes attached to the front edge and 3 fanned candle racks to the back edge.
Foil will prevent burning the table.